Mary Barnum’s tenure as an athletic training educator spans 30 years and has allowed her to collaborate with many excellent researchers and educators. Barnum has 14 years of experience as a clinical education coordinator and 16 years as a program director, serving as a preceptor throughout. Barnum has had the pleasure of teaching and mentoring more than 600 future athletic trainers. She has served as chair of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) Professional Education Committee, as a member of the NATA Executive Council for Education, as well as multimedia, scholarship, and grants committees. She has also served as a contributor, reviewer, and/or section editor for several athletic training journals. Barnum was a significant contributor to the Clinical Education White Paper Series as well as the Master Preceptor Development Program. She is co-creator of the Supervision, Questioning, and Feedback Model for Clinical Supervision and Teaching. The majority of Barnum’s scholarly work centers on providing feedback to assist students in developing the critical thinking skills needed to make sound clinical decisions.

Series Content Where I am Featured:
Master Preceptor Level One - Module One
Master Preceptor Level One - Module Two
Master Preceptor Level Two - Module Five